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Portable plate electrical machine
Frictional electrical machine with bismuth disk and cushions. Bismuth was quite uncommon for this type of apparatus and was employed for experimental purposes. One of a set of four machines (inv. 2688 - inv. 2687 - inv. 2686) used to demonstrate the effects of different materials on the polarity of [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- electrical engineering
Type of item
- Electrostatic machine
- generators
Medium
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- ca. 1775
- 1775~
- 1775~
- 1775
- 1775
Places
- English?
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:414024
Extent
- total height 450 mm, base (excluding conductor) 310x135, disk diameter 290 mm, thickness 8 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/CarloMatteucci.html
Year
- 1775
Providing country
- Italy